Evolution of the missing-letter effect among young readers between ages 5 and 8

Applied Psycholinguistics

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-17

  Foucambert, Denis ^a   Baill, Jacques ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

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EID: 79951771050     PISSN: 01427164     EISSN: 14691817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0142716410000263     Document Type: Article

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